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The best of Osijek's clutch of floating restaurants is this double-decker pontoon which – despite name and sombreros by the door – does not serve Mexican food. Nope. This is straight up Italian and local families flock here for pizza, pasta and grills. The wood-fired pizza, so big its bubbly crusts are flowing over the plate, is the star here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Slavonia attractions

1. Cinema Urania

0.08 MILES

This old cinema, built in 1912, is one of Osijek's art nouveau gems.

2. Europska Avenija

0.13 MILES

If you're a fan of early-20th-century architecture, take a stroll down Europska Avenija, lined by ornate art nouveau mansions. Along this stretch you'll…

3. Museum of Fine Arts

0.18 MILES

Housed in an elegant neoclassical mansion, the Museum of Fine Arts contains a collection of paintings and sculptures by Slavonian artists from the 18th…

4. Church of St Peter & Paul

0.3 MILES

This red-brick neo-Gothic church's 90m-high tower is surpassed in height only by the cathedral in Zagreb and dominates downtown Osijek. Built in the 1890s…

5. Watermill

0.43 MILES

This wooden replica watermill anchored on the Drava River (an EU-backed project, part of the Miller's Route that crosses through Hungary as well) makes…

7. Holy Trinity Monument

0.7 MILES

This elaborate baroque pillar, erected in 1729, commemorates the victims of the 18th-century plague that swept the city.

8. Tvrđa

0.71 MILES

Built under Habsburg rule as a defence against Turkish attacks, Osijek's compact 18th-century citadel was relatively undamaged during the war in the 1990s…